# Crushing injuries at ABB INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019054590` · 5/6/2019 · WESTVILLE, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ABB INC.
- **Location:** 305 Ballman Rd., WESTVILLE, OKLAHOMA, 74965
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were adjusting the insertion machine. The machine unexpectedly started up and the injured employee's right thumb was caught in a pinch point and crushed.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*